SINCE 1828
leucoplast
noun
leu·co·plast
| \ ˈlü-kə-ˌplast
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Definition of leucoplast
: a colorless plastid especially in the cytoplasm of interior plant tissues that is potentially capable of developing into a chloroplast
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